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Name Ruth Gitenstein
Age 31
Estimated Birth Year abt 1909 [abt 1909]
Gender Female
Race White
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Home in 1940 New York, Kings, New York
Map of Home in 1940
Street Wyona Street
House Number 95
Inferred Residence in 1935 New York, Kings, New York
Residence in 1935 New York
Sheet Number 5B
Occupation Mounforthres Ladio Hat
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 3rd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 26
Income 338
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Abraham Gitenstein 63 Head
Celia Gitenstein 56 Wife
Ruth Gitenstein 31 Daughter
Aaron Gitenstein 29 Son
Annette Gitenstein 26 Daughter
Kernait Gitenstein 24 Son
Shirley Gitenstein 18 Daughter

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02616; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 24-2636

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

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